Every child deserves a healthy start and a bright future
BOOSTING THE WORLD TOGETHER
New year, new round, new opportunities. A new board, new goals, and new developments on the estate. You’ll read all about it in this newsletter.
We have a new internet domain
Since the beginning of September, we have a new domain name: boosttheworld.org If you still refer to boosttheworld.com, you’ll automatically be redirected to the new domain. “.com” sounds too commercial to us, while .org is more reserved for non-profit organizations. Which, of course, we are.
Introducing the new Board
Since the end of August, the BOOST The World Foundation has a new board that has started off decisively. We’d like to introduce our board members to you here:
Rosanne van Zalingen
Our dedicated founder, remains our inspiring chair. She founded BOOST The World in 2019, just before the Covid-19 crisis struck. She is now supported by two capable and driven fellow board members.
Ivo Kemmink
He has agreed to take on the position of secretary, while also overseeing the expansions of our Hoedspruit estate. We call Ivo our community builder. He brings with him a wealth of experience in development work.
Tom de Zwart
A skilled bookkeeper, was eager to take on the role of treasurer. He immediately brought everything into order and prepared a solid 2024 annual report, which was formally adopted by the new Board.
Rosanne, Ivo and Tom, a very warm welcome and best of luck.
Our Vision
By 2030, 500,000 young people worldwide will have experienced a transformative BOOST journey, in which they are trained and guided into leadership with a heart, focused on love, care, and wisdom.
To realize this vision, we aim to reach groups of young people each year through both online and offline programs, with every group inspiring an ever-growing new group.
This creates the following exponential growth model for the coming five years:
In the year …
we will have reached cumulatively …
2026 – 150 young people
2027 – 1,150 young people
2028 – 8,700 young people
2029 – 66,000 young people
2030 – 500,000 young people
You can read this policy plan in more detail on our website under About us.
And how are things in Hoedspruit, South Africa?
Things are going well. The vegetable garden (nursery) is thriving and already producing plenty of fruits and vegetables. A second nursery is currently being established.
As spring has just begun and the hot summer weather is on its way, there is now a great need for water, not only to irrigate the plants through a proper system, but also to enjoy a refreshing shower after work in these high temperatures.
WATER – WATER – WATER
Hoedspruit is not connected to any kind of water supply system. At the moment, they rely on a water truck that, from time to time, brings water over a long distance, which is then pumped into a large 1,000-liter water tank at our location.
Our great wish is to drill a borehole and pump up our own water from a depth between 40 and 120 meters, and to install a second water tank. Drilling such a borehole requires expertise (specialists) and the right equipment (drilling rig, submersible pump, connection to electricity, and so on).
We are talking about a required amount of approximately €24.000. Naturally, we are very much in need of the support of donors and sponsors to make this possible. On our website, you will find the DONATE button.
Crowdfunding
We will also be making more intensive use of crowdfunding. Due to the low costs, we have chosen the crowdfunding platform WhyDonate. Many of the sub-projects in Hoedspruit can be found there.
The most important project is the connection to the national electricity grid, the required transformer, and a complete system with solar panels. Take a look here. In particular, we would like to call on employees of Dutch energy companies to contribute. They, more than anyone else, understand what energy means when you don’t have it…
Other projects for which we would like to organize fundraising campaigns on WhyDonate include:
Every contribution, no matter how big or small, is most welcome and deeply appreciated. Thank you very much.
You have the power to change the future of a child. Let’s do this together.
Together, we’re building a land full of opportunity.
With gratitude,
Team BOOST The World
PS: BOOST The World Foundation is a registered public benefit foundation (ANBI in The Netherlands). Your donation may be tax deductible. Ask us how!
